Apeirophobia Script -

(excitedly) That's it! It's like that. I imagine myself walking down this corridor, and I never reach the end. I just keep walking and walking, but the corridor never ends.

(voiceover) John's apeirophobia had become a self-fulfilling prophecy. He was creating his own endless corridors, and he couldn't escape them. apeirophobia script

John, I think I understand what's happening here. Your mind is creating these endless corridors as a way of coping with the fear of infinity. But the more you try to escape, the more you get trapped. (excitedly) That's it

(nervously) It's just... I don't know, Doc. I was watching this video about the universe, and they showed this animation of the cosmos expanding. And I just felt... this creeping sense of dread. Like, it's all just going on forever and ever, with no end in sight. I just keep walking and walking, but the corridor never ends

I want you to try something. I want you to imagine yourself walking down that corridor, but this time, I want you to look at it differently. Instead of seeing it as endless, I want you to see it as a journey, with no destination.

(hesitantly) It's... it's like... have you ever been in a long corridor, and you look down the hall, and it just seems to go on forever?